Agricultural Trade Policies in the New Millennium,9781560229339

Agricultural Trade Policies in the New Millennium

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ISBN13: 9781560229339
ISBN10: 1560229330
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Pub. Date: 2002-10-15
Publisher(s): CRC Press
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Summary

Guide to the trade situation facing agriculture in the 21st Century, consolidating widespread research into a unique single reference source. This book evaluates anticipated changes to the agricultural trade market and the competitiveness of commodities and products resulting from existing and potential international policies.

Table of Contents

About the Editors xii
Contributors xiii
Preface xvii
Issues and Obstacles for Agricultural Trade Policy in the New Millennium
1(8)
P. Lynn Kennedy
Won W. Koo
Issues and Perspectives for Future Trade Agreements
2(3)
Scope of This Volume
5(4)
PART I: KEY ISSUES INFLUENCING AGRICULTURAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
Progress in Agricultural Trade Negotiations
9(26)
Andrew Schmitz
Introduction
9(1)
Policy Harmonization and Side Agreements
9(4)
State Trading Enterprises (STEs) and the WTO
13(1)
Keeping the Borders Open
14(1)
The Green Box
15(8)
R&D and Trade
23(3)
Multinationals and Vertical Market Structures
26(1)
Gainers and Losers
27(2)
Future Directions
29(2)
Conclusion
31(4)
Issues in the WTO Agricultural Negotiations: An Overview
35(20)
Tim Josling
Introduction
35(1)
Building on the Uruguay Round
36(1)
The Agenda for the Agricultural Negotiations
37(1)
Market Access
38(2)
TRQ Expansion
40(1)
Curbing Export Subsidies
41(4)
Domestic Support
45(2)
Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues
47(3)
The Timing of the Negotiations
50(5)
Obstacles to Progress in Multilateral Agricultural Trade Negotiations: The European Viewpoint
55(16)
David Blandford
EU Agricultural Policy Prior to the Uruguay Round Negotiations
56(1)
EU Policy and the Uruguay Round Agreement
57(4)
EU Perspectives on Future Agricultural Policy
61(3)
Implications for the Trade Negotiations
64(2)
Conclusion
66(5)
One Perspective on U.S. Policy and Agricultural Progress in World Trade Organization Negotiations
71(18)
Daniel A. Sumner
General Obstacles to Progress in Current WTO Negotiations in Agriculture
72(4)
The Negotiating Position of the United States and Progress in the Current WTO Round
76(4)
Trade and Agricultural Policies of the United States As Obstacles to Progress in the Current WTO Round
80(5)
Concluding Remarks
85(4)
Agricultural Negotiations in the Context of a Broader Round: A Developing Country Perspective
89(24)
Thomas W. Hertel
Bernard M. Hoekman
Will Martin
Agricultural Liberalization
90(3)
Industrial Tariffs
93(4)
Services
97(3)
Industrial, Investment, and Export Development Policies
100(2)
Achieving Balance: Rule Making and Implementation
102(2)
Labor, Environmental, and Related Standards Issues
104(2)
Developing Country Participation
106(1)
Concluding Remarks
107(6)
Agricultural Trade Liberalization and the Environment: Issues and Policies
113(28)
Wesley Nimon
Utpal Vasavada
Introduction
113(1)
The Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Environment
114(5)
The Positions of Fourteen Major Environmental NGOs
119(5)
Countries' Agricultural Negotiating Positions with Environmental Implications
124(6)
Relationship Between Fourteen Environmental NGOs and Countries' WTO Proposals
130(1)
The Multifunctionality of Agriculture and Production-Linked Supports
131(2)
Conclusion
133(8)
PART II: COMMODITY TRADE ISSUES
Trade Liberalization in Rice
141(14)
Eric J. Wailes
Progress in Rice Trade Liberalization
144(5)
Issues for Rice in the Current WTO Round
149(6)
Major Issues in the U.S. Sugar Industry Under 2000 WTO Negotiations and NAFTA
155(22)
Won W. Koo
P. Lynn Kennedy
Introduction
155(1)
Overview of the World Sugar Industry
156(3)
The U.S. Sugar Program and Policies
159(3)
Sugar and Sweetener Trade under NAFTA
162(4)
Foreign Sugar Policies and Practices
166(1)
Major Issues in the U.S. Sugar Industry
167(7)
Concluding Remarks
174(3)
Major Issues for the U.S. Wheat Industry: The Implications of China's Entry into the WTO
177(20)
Won W. Koo
Introduction
177(1)
World Wheat Industry
178(4)
Trade Agreements and Policies
182(4)
Major Issues in the 2000 Round of WTO Negotiations
186(2)
The Impacts of China's WTO Entry on the World and U.S. Wheat Industries
188(3)
Results
191(4)
Conclusion
195(2)
New WTO Agricultural Trade Negotiations: Issues for the U.S. Coarse Grain Market
197(18)
Linwood Hoffman
Erik Dohlman
Introduction
197(1)
Global Coarse Grain Trade
198(1)
Accomplishments of the Uruguay Round and Issues for New Agricultural Negotiations
199(2)
Continuing Issues
201(6)
Other Issues
207(4)
Conclusion
211(4)
The World Trade Organization and Southern Agriculture: The Cotton Perspective
215(12)
Darren Hudson
The Current Cotton Situation
216(2)
The WTO and Cotton
218(4)
Conclusion
222(5)
PART III: MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS: ISSUES AND CONCERNS
The Impacts of Export Subsidy Reduction Commitments in the Agreement on Agriculture and International Trade: A General Assessment
227(18)
Lilian Ruiz
Harry de Gorter
Introduction
227(2)
The Economics of Volume versus Value Commitments on Export Subsidies
229(13)
Final Considerations and Conclusion
242(3)
Agricultural Trade Liberalization Beyond Uruguay: U.S. Options and Interests
245(14)
John Gilbert
Thomas Wahl
Introduction
245(1)
Methodology
246(4)
Unfinished Business
250(2)
China and the WTO
252(2)
Regional Alternatives
254(2)
Concluding Comments
256(3)
Regional versus Multilateral Trade Arrangements: Which Way Should the Western Hemisphere Go on Trade?
259(14)
Karen M. Huff
James Rude
Introduction
259(1)
The Free Trade Area of the Americas
260(1)
The Prospects for a New Multilateral Trade Agreement
261(1)
The Modeling Framework
261(3)
Results
264(4)
Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
268(5)
Regionalism and Trade Creation: The Case of NAFTA
273(14)
Dragan Miljkovic
Rodney Paul
Introduction
273(2)
Determination of the Break Period: Method
275(3)
What Happened to Trade Creation?
278(4)
Regionalism, Regionalization, and NAFTA: Concluding Remarks
282(5)
Increased Use of Antidumping Weakens Global Trade Liberalization
287(34)
Anita Regmi
Introduction
287(1)
What Is Dumping?
288(1)
Use of Antidumping by Countries
289(6)
Examination of the Current AD Law
295(1)
Agriculture and Antidumping
296(3)
Potential Impacts on Future Agricultural Trade
299(6)
Implementation of the SPS Agreement
Suzanne D. Thornsbury
Tara M. Minton
305(1)
Institutional Changes
306(4)
Standard-Setting Procedures
310(3)
Issues for the Next Round
313(3)
Conclusion
316(5)
Modeling Impacts of the Macroeconomic and Political Environment on Long-Term Prospects for Agricultural World Markets
321(20)
Martin von Lampe
Introduction
321(1)
Brief Overview of Other Agricultural Market Models
322(2)
Outline of the WATSIM Modeling System
324(7)
Model Results: Prospects and Sensitivity of Agricultural World Markets
331(6)
Further Developments
337(1)
Summary and Conclusion
337(4)
Price Volatility: A Bitter Pill of Trade Liberalization in Agriculture?
341(16)
Robert D. Weaver
William C. Natcher
Introduction
341(1)
Approach
342(6)
Empirical Results: The History of Price Volatility and Evidence of Change
348(4)
Conclusion
352(5)
Challenges and Prospects for Agricultural Trade Policy in the New Millennium
357(4)
P. Lynn Kennedy
Won W. Koo
Challenges for Agricultural Trade Policy
357(2)
Prospects for Agricultural Trade Policy
359(2)
Index 361

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